The most popular educational games
Educational software programs are a peculiar kind of programs of various genres made with the intent of teaching. Gameplay, graphics and sound are still important aspects of educationals, but the main goal of the developer is to teach the player something: math, history, ecology, anything! Some educationals are created with a young audience in mind, other programs are aimed to a broader audience and appeal to adult gamers too: The Oregon Trail, Mario Teaches Typing and the Carmen Sandiego series are perfect examples of educational games.
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The Oregon Trail
DOS1990 MECC
Lego Loco
Windows XP/98/951998 Intelligent Games
Mario is Missing!
DOSMac OS1992 The Software Toolworks
Chessmaster 9000
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002 UBI Soft
Chessmaster 9000 is a chess game developed by Ubisoft and released in 2002. It's part of the Chessmaster series, which has been around since the 1980s. Chessmaster 9000 was known for its strong chess engine and comprehensive tutorial features, making it popular among both beginners and advanced players. The software also included annotated gam...
SimEarth
DOSWindows 3.x1990 Maxis
SimEarth is a simulation in which you can shape and mold a planet in almost every way you can imagine. In SimEarth our planet is simulated as a whole: life, climate, atmosphere are all aspects of a single Gaia-like Earth. SimEarth can be played in two modes: game and experimental. In game mode, you have to to develop (and preserve) Earth with limit...
Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets
DOS1993 The Learning Company
Skyglobe 3.5
DOS1992
SkyGlobe is an astronomy software that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was a DOS-based planetarium program that allowed users to explore the night sky in real-time or by adjusting dates and times. Some of its key features included: a rendering of stars, constellations, and planets, the ability to simulate past and future astr...
Business Simulator
DOS1987 Reality Development
Business Simulator is an abandoned business simulation game developed and released by Reality Development in 1987 for DOS only. Business Simulator is a text-based management simulation designed by an university professor.
Mixed-up Fairy Tales
DOS1991 Sierra On-Line
Super Solvers: OutNumbered!
DOS1990 The Learning Company
EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest
DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
Super Solvers: Operation Neptune
DOS1991 The Learning Company
Mario Teaches Typing
DOSMac OS1992 Interplay Productions
The Amazon Trail
DOS1993 MECC
The Oregon Trail Deluxe
DOS1992 MECC
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003
1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the game combines historical fiction with mystery-solving gameplay.In 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, players take on the role of a detective investigating ...
Designasaurus
DOS1988 Compton's NewMedia
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1989 Broderbund
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sandiego, and her gang across different historical periods.The game was first released in 1989, followed by the TV show in...
Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original
DOS1993 Stormfront Studios
Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!
DOS1990 The Learning Company
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe
DOS1992 Broderbund
Pepper's Adventures in Time
DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1985 Broderbund
Donald Duck's Playground
DOS1986 Sierra On-Line
Castle of Dr. Brain
DOS1991 Sierra On-Line
Atomix
DOS1990 Softtouch
Atomix is a tile-based puzzle game released in 1990 by Thalion Software for platforms like Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. The objective of Atomix is to assemble molecular structures by moving individual atoms around a fixed grid. Players must slide atoms into place, but they only stop when they hit an obstacle, making positioning a...
Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter
DOS1991 Pc globe
Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe
DOS1993 Broderbund
Atomino
DOS1991 Play Byte
Balance of the Planet
DOSMac OS1990 Incredible technologies
Balance of the Planet is an environmental simulation game designed by Chris Crawford and self published under the Incredible technologies label in 1990. Its almost unique (for the time) and serious theme contributed to the game to stand out. Balance of the Planet is part of the Balance of Power series.